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Warm-Up!
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WELCOME BACK!

Group Challenge for LIKES! -
This is our new class website.
Wiki will still be up, but this site is where we will do most of our work now.

We will take The Giver test second block TODAY
Log in to your computer and
OPEN up the online The Giver book Read THE GIVER here
and a new POWERPOINT













Listen to chapters 10 and 11 on this site.
*The audio is underneath the chapter title.




Find the crossword puzzle clues here
























http://bhwikiworld.wikispaces.com/Poetry%21



http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/haiku/




*2-6 - Read AR silently/test if needed
Complete Academic Vocabulary on your own using the dictionary. Write two original sentences for each word.

Complete the "Monsters" packet pages 4 and 5 using the literature book. Mark out the page numbers on the packet and replace with the page number where you found your answer.





THE MONSTERS ARE DUE ON MAPLE STREET
Can you answer the questions? Try Here



















iUNSCRAMBLE AND SOLVE unscramble - take the letters that fit into the * space and answer the question.

SERYL * - - - *

PRIEG * - * * -

DOTNE * * - * -

STBOO - * * - *

What does a bird on a seat have in common with a spy? Each is a......????













Click on the link for Padlet here
Username: mcastillo@bhisd.net
Password: bhwallwisher

Finish all 4-5 Padlet sentences

We are getting ready for Science Fiction...

Read "Dark They Were, And Golden Eyed" p. 886 in literature book silently if you do NOT have headphones.

Follow along with the audio on your online textbook IF you have headphones only.
*Get your online textbook for Language Arts - Glencoe Go to Index and find the story

DARK THEY WERE, AND GOLDEN EYED.

Take the PRACTICE TEST here
Be CERTAIN you are ready for the AR test by reviewing the story again.
Now go and take the AR test. TEST #9232

  • Ray Bradbury
    Bradbury's official website offers author information and other resources. There is a booklist, message board, biographical information, video clips of him speaking, and more. Fans can even sign up to receive a Ray Bradbury newsletter.
  • Author Profile: Ray Bradbury
    This Teenreads.com webpage offers a brief Bradbury biography, a timeline of his life, and an article about his writing that lists many of his important works.


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When finished with all work above, read AR silently.




























































2. Excel Sentence structure activity...



Never-ending assignment: Everyone will make a 100 on the assignment. Do a great job!
























AFTERNOON BLOCKS:
1. Are you finished completely with The Giggle Prescription? Yes, go to # 3, NO, go to #2
2. Finish The Giggle Prescription - Repeat starting at #1
3. Did you finish the Grammar workbook assignment? Yes, go to #4; No, go to #5
4. Do you have 10 AR points? (if not sure check with me) Yes, go to # 7, NO go to #6
5. Finish Grammar workbook assignment. Repeat starting at #3
6. Read silently and take tests if needed. Repeat starting at #4
7.Go to Games links below and play!


Apothecary Game

Bee - Don't Get Caught (read instructions first)

Very Cross Words

Logic Online



















3. FINISH
ON NOTEBOOK PAPER...
pg: 77
*Post test # 1-5 - Do NOT write sentence
*Post test #6-15 - Label S for sentence or F for fragment; if fragment write a complete sentence

pg. 78

*Post test #26 - 35 - write all sentences; label S for simple, CD for compound, or RO for run-on. If run-on, write the sentence so it is not a run-on.
READ AR once finished with all












The Giggle Prescription


https://docs.google.com/a/bhisd.net/document/d/1PbDV_jm9eqoZiCq5f8CrrvmSwQAchAUZwH4FA-DSxdY/edit?usp=sharing










WRITING PROJECT
Site for help

1-7 Group 1

1-7 Group 2

1-7 Group 3

1-7 Group 4


2-6 Group 1


2-6 Group 2

2-6 Group 3

2-6 Group 4



4-5 Group 1

4-5 Group 2

4-5 Group 3

4-5 Group 4

























The Giggle Prescription
Laughter 1-7 Group 1

Laughter 1-7 Group 2

Laughter 1-7 Group 3

Laughter 1-7 Group 4



Laughter 2-6 Group 1

Laughter 2-6 Group 2

Laughter 2-6 Group 3

Laughter 2-6 Group 4



Laughter 4-5 Group 1

Laughter 4-5 Group 2
https://docs.google.com/a/bhisd.net/document/d/1ry7y3r1UCwZshvRZbYJlnHz1hjgaCt0cxIL2NjZ5BoY/edit?usp=sharing


Laughter 4-5 Group 3
https://docs.google.com/a/bhisd.net/document/d/1M4DIR9CAGos5PouSt9G0_VlEXHNCsH-DwvA_gKhF6TA/edit?usp=sharing


Laughter 4-5 Group 4
https://docs.google.com/a/bhisd.net/document/d/1IO2Ycc6PLO2zWK-Ky_Ml0Jeqa8CKm0pb-_CEaNqX5kg/edit?usp=sharing




Battleship analogy game

Food analogy game

Millionaire analogy game

TWO PLAYER GAMES

Two-player Parts of Speech
Two-player Homographs
















Appositives
Prepositions
Analogies 1
Analogies 2**


































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1.= 2 (to Monica) (by Juan and her)
2. = 1
3. = 0
4.= 1
5. = 1
6.= 2
7.= 1
8. = 0
9.= 3
10. = 1
11. =1
12. =1
13. =1
14. =0
15. =0



*Include the 15 prepositional phrases – put (…) around prepositional phrases and the 5 “found” cold weather words - highlighted in a free writing of your choice. Due tomorrow!

Items DO NOT have to be in order.


































You be the Editing Team!
Click on the link corresponding to your group #
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4



Group 2-6 1
Group 2-6 2
Group 2-6 3
Group 2-6 4


Warm-up ~~ EJ#2

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Use the information you learned in the library about dystopian narratives to create one of your own - this will be a work in progress. You must first list:
*Main character/s
*Setting
*Government
*Society rules in general
*Quest/mission/task/conflict
*Possible outcome/resolution
NOW begin writing your narrative
~~So this will be at least 2 pages or more!!






Be ready to print Preposition document when I say - put your name
We will go over Fever worksheets together.
Homework from the challenge - open this document














DICTIONARY QUESTION ---What is a gallimaufry? *e*THE ANSWER IS NOT "fries" - that is the plural form of the word (gallimaufries)
Once you get the answer what is a gallimaufry, look up that word and write a sentence with it.


LOOKING FOR OUR NOVEL?
GO to the online link here

EJ#1 - 3rd Six Weeks!
1-page
Academic language, organized thoughts - introduction, body, conclusion
Yes to advanced vocabulary!
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In The Highwayman, Bess sacrifices herself to warn her love that he is riding into an ambush. On Veteran's Day, brave men and women have sacrificed and continue to sacrifice their lives to preserve the freedoms we enjoy in our country. What are the freedoms we have as Americans?
Look here
Choose ONE freedom you are glad to have and write about how the freedom makes your life better. Be sure to include how your life might be if you didn't have that freedom.


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